"12.1. And so how can we not consider the ancient things which were prophesied by Daniel in Babylon and are now still being fulfilled in the world?
12.2. For the image which was portrayed according to that season, embraced the model of the kingdom of all the world.
12.3. In which season the Babylonians then reigned, as being the golden head of the image.
12.4. Then after them the Persians ruled for two hundred forty-five years as they are shown to be silver.
12.5. After them the Greeks ruled, beginning from Alexander of Macedon, for three hundred years, as they are bronze.
12.6. After them the Romans, who are the iron legs of the image, being strong as iron.
12.7. Next the toes of the feet, so that in each place democracies are shown, which are destined to be and which are divided into the ten toes of the image, in which the iron will have been mixed with clay."
Hippolytus a Christian who was writing in the 3rd century in his Commentary on the Book of Daniel. Book 2.
